St Andrew’s Anglican Church
We deal a lot in words around Christmas, in social media, or cards with the simple ‘to’ and ‘love from’ others with a note or Christmas letter. Christmas may be the only time we hear or communicate with certain people we know.
In Jesus, God draws near to us in person. Better than a Christmas card or letter, Jesus is the gift of personal connection. By becoming a child, completely dependent on human care, God took away the distance between the divine and the human.
Words have to become flesh to be meaningful. We may talk about love, but unless love is alive for better or worse, richer or poorer, and in sickness or health – be it with friends, lovers, family or community – words of love remain lifeless on the greeting card.
May your words become flesh and your love be alive and present for others this Christmas.
